SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pron] were [verb] the [adj -est]	15
2	[pers pn] were [verb] the [adj -est]	12
3	[noun] were [verb] the [adj -est]	8
4	they were [verb] the [adj -est]	7
5	they were [verb] the [adj -est]	7
6	[noun pl] were [verb] the [adj -est]	6
7	were [verb] [verb] the [adj -est]	10
8	were [adv] [verb] the [adj -est]	9
9	were [adv] [verb] the [adj -est]	6
10	were [vb pp] [verb] the [adj -est]	6
11	were [verb] [prep] the [adj -est]	67
12	were [verb] [prep] the [adj -est]	67
13	were [verb] to the [adj -est]	11
14	were [verb] to the [adj -est]	11
15	were [verb] [verb] the [adj -est]	10
16	were [verb] by the [adj -est]	10
17	were [verb] by the [adj -est]	10
18	were [verb] [to-vb] the [adj -est]	9
19	were [verb] for the [adj -est]	7
20	were [verb] in the [adj -est]	7
21	were [verb] in the [adj -est]	7
22	were [verb] for the [adj -est]	7
23	were [verb] as the [adj -est]	6
24	were [verb] with the [adj -est]	6
25	were [verb] as the [adj -est]	6
26	were [verb] with the [adj -est]	6
27	were [verb] at the [adj -est]	5
28	were [verb] at the [adj -est]	5
29	were [verb] the [adj -est] [noun]	15
30	were [verb] the [adj -est] [noun sg]	9